Archive image from page 39 of Descriptive and illustrated catalogue and. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue and manual of Royal Palm Nurseries . descriptiveillus1894roya Year: 1894 Cereus variabilis. CEREUS, continued. feet, one and a-half to three inches in diameter. Fru it bright red when ripe, spherical, sometimes eat- en. This is the most satisfac- tory of all the Cereitous, and we recommend it to our pa- trons. 25 cents to -Si each. . triangnl ar is. The Straw- berry Pear. Mexico, West, Indies, scaly budi f this Cactus are used as an in- g r e d i e n t in soups, as for- merly they we
Archive image from page 39 of Descriptive and illustrated catalogue and. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue and manual of Royal Palm Nurseries . descriptiveillus1894roya Year: 1894 Cereus variabilis. CEREUS, continued. feet, one and a-half to three inches in diameter. Fru it bright red when ripe, spherical, sometimes eat- en. This is the most satisfac- tory of all the Cereitous, and we recommend it to our pa- trons. 25 cents to -Si each. . triangnl ar is. The Straw- berry Pear. Mexico, West, Indies, scaly budi f this Cactus are used as an in- g r e d i e n t in soups, as for- merly they were in the cel- ebrated 'pep- per-pot' of the West Indies. The fruit is known as 'Strawberry Pear,' and contains a pleasant, sweet pulp, enclosing numerous black seeds. It very rarely produces fruit in Florida, though flowering abundantly. The blossom is one of the handsomest of the night-blooming Cereus, white and straw colored, eight inches in diameter. First brought to Florida and Nej Orleans fifty years ago, by Dr. Perrin;j uable. 25 cents each. C. variabilis. South Florida and Wef Indies. Upright or scrambling. Stem stout, one to three inches in diameter, three to six sided. Spines few, but very stout and long ; flowers handsome, white, nocturnal. A rnost rapid grower, free-flowering, and very desirable. 20 cents to 50 cents ECHINOCACTUS. The Hedgehog Cactus. Genus is one of the largest in the whole family, and some of the species are the most handsome and curious forms in the section of Cacti. We offer a limited assortment only, but they are the very best. E. bicolor. A fine plant, with spines in various colors—yellow, amber and red. The flowers are large, of a purple color. A striking form. 50 cents to $3 each. E. capricornus. One of the most distinct Cacti. The rigid structure scarcely seems at all like a plant until the handsome flowers, which are large and yellow, are produced. This is quite rare. 75 cents to $ E. Texensis. Devil's Pin-Cushion. Plant is
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